Drying Fondant

I am pretty much a fondant newbie thought I have played around with it off and on (mostly off) for a couple years.

Currently, I have been trying to dry wings for a C-130 for 5 days now. I have seen several postings talking about putting pieces in the oven with just the light on. If I put them in the oven with the light on tonight, can I go to bed and get them in the morning. It would be about 6-7 hours in the oven. They are a little thicker and have no gum paste. Just in case, I did mold tracks for skewers because I think that is how I will have to attach them to the rice krispy plane. I just don't want to find them melted in the morning.

And - what is tylose? Is this something I could find at Hobby Lobby? Do I just sprinkle on the fondant and work in? Won't it make the fondant gritty?

I've left pieces in the oven overnight before and they don't melt. If you want pieces to dry hard and strong, though, you really need to use Tylose or cmc powder or mix gumpaste with your fondant about half and half. Tylose is sold with cake decorating supplies in a little bottle like sprinkles come in. You do just sprinkle it on the fondant and knead it in. Some people say you should let it "rest" for a few hours before using, but lots of others use it right away. It should blend in and not make the fondant gritty. It's a fairly fine powder. I've found it at Michael's and the Party Time store so Hobby Lobby could very likely have it too. Tylose and cmc (Wilton makes that) are just gum powders like what you'd find in gumpaste.

When i want something to dry fast and hard. i turn my oven on 150 F and leave for 2 hrs. I got his trick from Nicholas Lodge and Scott Clark Wooley. If I use fondant i add tylose or gumtex or use straight g/p. hth

AThank you all for the great advice. The wings dried with just the oven light. Now if only one wouldn't have cracked a little when I put some additional support in them. But a little patience and fondant "welding" and it was as good as new. It only took a couple hours in the oven with just the light one but I left in there for more than a day because it was a safe place! Here is picture of the finished project.

Thanks... That cake celebrated multiple birthdays - 40, 50 and 67. I has seen someone else's cake somewhere that showed the number in the flames but wasn't a part of them. I liked it. My son actually did the flames and then came up with the idea for the interstate sign for 50. I had to transition from Harley to Patriotic. Then the way to transition just came natural. It actually turned out pretty good. I was impressed! Not Cake Boss yet, but I'm coming along!